Please find me a one-armed economist so we will not always hear, "On the other hand..."

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

All men are equal before fish.

To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope.

Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.

Most fires made by underestimated sparks, the greatness fire inside ourselves is lit by the spark of the change, came across a small corner in our souls where the conscience still whispering.

Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.

My Dad used to tell us: 'En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos' 'In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.'

Why did Mitt Romney strap his dog to the roof of his car? Could it be because his station wagon was full of wives?

The human body is mostly blood and mystery and sadness.

Everything that is ponderous, vicious and pompously clumsy, all long-winded and wearying kinds of style, are developed in great variety among Germans.

Cruelty, very far from being a vice, is the first sentiment Nature injects in us all.

I was fascinated by the world. I thought, "I just want to be a part of this world."

The effect of the consolations of religion may be compared to that of a narcotic.

Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.